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Events In Your Area/Sponsoring FriendsOver the coming months visit this section to find out more about events taking place throughout the year in aid of the Lymphoma Association. SPONSORED HEAD SHAVE
The event took place on Friday 19th February at Elgin Academy, Morayshire, where Francesca is currently studying. Francesca raised a huge £2,597.80 for the Lymphoma Association! She also donated her hair to The Little Princess Trust, a charity that provides real hair wigs to children suffering hair loss due to cancer treatment.
MARTI-THON Martin, 34 from Prestatyn was diagnosed with the cancer in May 2008 and treated at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan. After being put in remission in January 2009, he decided to organise his own ‘Marti-thon’ where he is hoping to raise £5,000 for the Lymphoma Association. Martin said: “The Marti-thon consists of eight challenges, one for each of the eight sessions of chemotherapy that I had. It’s my chance to thank the Lymphoma Association for all the help that they have given me and to raise money for them so that they can raise awareness and help more people who have been affected by the cancer.” His adventurous challenges including doing a 160ft bungee jump, two triathlons, a three day bike ride, a tandem skydive with his wife Sally and climbing the 15 peaks in Snowdonia. Martin has already raised over £700 for the Lymphoma Association. If you would like to make a donation, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/Marti-thon2010/ You can also keep up to date with Martin’s training by reading his online blog http://marti-thon2010.blogspot.com/2009/11/so-whats-it-all-about_07.html. GREAT BRITISH TEA BREAK
Di decided to organise the event after her 18 year old niece was diagnosed with lymphoma last year. If you would like to organise a Great British Tea Break to help raise money to suport those affected by lymphoma, please contact the Lymphoma Association's fundraising team on 01296 619419 or email fundraising@lymphomas.org.uk Alternatively, you can download an information pack by clicking here. LONDON MARATHON Instead of turning to friends and family for sponsorship, James has turned to local business and website owners in an effort to raise money for the Lymphoma association. In return for a donation as little as £2, you’ll receive a piece of advertising space on the Sir Jog A Lot website. The more you donate, the higher up the page your donation is placed and the top 4 donations earn themselves a spot on every page on www.sirjogalot.com (now read by runners all over the globe). James (25) is running the Virgin London Marathon 2010 in April for the Lymphoma Association. Take a look at his website by visiting www.sirjogalot.com/sponsor CELEBRITY FOOTBALL MATCH The match has been organised by Jamie Walker who is in remission from lymphoma and his dad Phil, an ex-professional football player. It’s the fifth match they’ve held and this year, celebrities from Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Coronation Street and Casualty will be playing. The event promises to be a great family day out, with a raffle which has a first prize of a family holiday for four people to one of the Center Parcs villages. Former Stags star Alex Baptiste will also be making a guest appearance. Tickets, which are available to buy on the day, are priced at £5 for adults and £3 for children and seniors. For further information, please click here to download a poster. More information will follow about the match, including information about the celebrities who are playing.
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17 year old student Francesca Penny from Fochabers, Morayshire cut her long locks off to support her boyfriend Fergus, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in December last year. 
Martin King-Sheard is taking part in a series of challenging events to celebrate being in remission from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. .jpg)
The event took place on 27th February from 10am to 12 noon at the Walronds in Cullompton, Devon.